Set up Find My on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac

Set up Find My so that you can locate a lost Apple device or item — such as your paired AirPods, Apple Watch, or a personal item with an AirTag attached.

How to turn on Find My for your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Settings app.

  2. Tap your name, then tap Find My.

  3. If you want friends and family to know where you are, turn on Share My Location.

  4. Tap Find My [device], then turn on Find My [device].

    iPhone screen showing Find My settings
  5. To see your device even when it's offline, turn on Find My network.*

    • To have the location of your device sent to Apple when the battery is low, turn on Send Last Location.

If you want to be able to find your lost device on a map, make sure that Location Services is turned on. To do this, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services, and turn on Location Services.

* The Find My network is an encrypted, anonymous network of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help you locate your device.

How to add your AirPods, Apple Watch, or Beats product to Find My

If your AirPods, Apple Watch, or supported Beats product are paired with your iPhone, they're automatically set up when you turn on Find My iPhone.

To make sure that you can find your devices even if they're powered off or disconnected, check that Find My network is turned on.

Turn on Find My network for AirPods Pro or AirPods Max

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app, then tap Bluetooth.

  2. Tap the More Info buttonMore Info button next to your device in the list.

  3. Scroll down to Find My network.

  4. Make sure that Find My network is turned on.

Turn on Find My network for Apple Watch

  1. On your Apple Watch, open Settings.

  2. Tap your name.

  3. Scroll down until you see your Apple Watch.

  4. Tap your watch name, then tap Find My Watch.

  5. Make sure that Find My network is turned on.

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If you unpair your Apple Pencil Pro from your iPad then pair it again, you also need to add it again in Find My.

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How to turn on Find My for your Mac

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings.

  2. Click your name, then click iCloud.

  3. Click See All.

    macOS screen showing the main iCloud+ settings screen
  4. Scroll down, then click Find My Mac.

    macOS screen showing Find My toggle within list of apps
  5. Click Turn On, then click Allow when asked to allow Find My Mac to use the location of your Mac.

    macOS screen showing the setting to enable Find My

If you want to be able to find your lost device on a map, make sure that Location Services is turned on: Choose Apple menu  > System Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services. Next to System Services, click Details and make sure that Location Services is turned on for Find My.

The Find My network is an encrypted, anonymous network of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help you locate your device.

Find My availability and features might vary by country or region.

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